"they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
例句
Playing the symphonies, just for old time’s sake, you’re stunned to realize that they truly are light years better than the second rate novelties that have constituted your main musical diet lately. 于是你满心怀旧地开始听，并惊喜地晕过去：原来贝多芬的交响曲比那些组成你最新听资的二流新奇玩意儿要好几百万倍！
He singled and went to second on a passed ball. 他击出一垒打，再因对方漏接而跑上二垒。
The runner went to second base on a wild pitch. 一记瞎设让跑垒员跑上了第二垒。
It travels thousands of miles per second. 它一秒钟能走几千英里。
